User guide
Table Of Contents
- AMWorks®
- Table of Contents
- Product Overview
- Installation
- Basic Operations
- Resource Switching Router
- Adding a Switching Router
- Deleting a Switching Router
- Configuring a Switching Router
- Naming Router Levels and Ports
- Defining TRGs
- Defining CRGs
- Defining DRGs
- Defining TRGs - Multiple Routers, Levels, I/O
- Defining CRGs - Multiple Routers, Levels, I/O
- Defining DRGs - Multiple Routers, Levels, I/O
- Viewing Switching Router Information
- Managing Multimedia
- Managing Users and User Groups
- Managing Servers and Server Groups
- Managing AMX Switching System Devices
- Connection Control
- Managing Event Logs
- System Administration Tools
- Adding AMX Switching System Devices
- Changing the Session Time-out Value
- Configuring Network Settings
- Changing the Administrator’s Password
- Setting Blank Passwords
- Enabling Auto Login
- Discovering Devices
- Displaying Connection Comparisons
- Find
- Pinging Devices
- Removing Offline Devices
- Removing Offline Servers
- Removing Offline Switches
- Synchronizing the System Database
- Updating Firmware
- Forcing a User Login
- Viewing Offline Devices
- Database Maintenance
- Controlling Multiple AMX Switching Systems from the AMWorks Software
- Working Offline
- Configuring LDAP
- Appendices

38 AMWorks Software Installer/User Guide
14. Click OK to save changes.
To set the dwell time:
1. Select Users - Edit/View User from the menu bar.
- or -
Type Ctrl+U.
- or -
Click the Edit/View User icon in the toolbar.
2. Type a username or select a name from the list. Click OK. The user's configuration information
is displayed.
3. Click the User Settings tab.
4. Click the Scan tab.
5. Select a time period between 3 - 99 seconds that the server channel will be displayed before
going to the next server.
6. Click OK to save changes.
Adding and Removing User Groups
Follow the instructions below to add or remove user groups in the AMX switching system. For
more information, see
User groups and server groups on page 93.
NOTE: If you create user groups in your system, you must use the AMWorks software for all subsequent user
access rights changes in the system. If you make any subsequent changes from an AMX user station OSCAR
interface, the system will go out of sync. See
Synchronization status indicator turns red on page 98 for
more information.
To add a user group:
1. Select Users - New User Group from the menu bar.
- or -
Click the New User Group icon in the toolbar.
2. The Add New User Group dialog box appears. In the Name of New Group box, type a name.
3. In the Description box, you may type an optional description containing up to 80 characters.
This description appears during user group dialog.
4. Click the Users tab. The UnAssociated Users column lists all defined users.
To associate users with the new group, select a user, or use the Shift or Ctrl keys to select
multiple users. Then click the right angle (>) button. The selected user(s) will move from the
UnAssociated Users column to the Associated Users column.
To associate all users with the new group, select any user in the UnAssociated Users column.
Then click the double right angle (>>) button. All users will move from the UnAssociated
Users column to the Associated Users column.










